講義内容詳細:Culture and Society(英語講義)

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年度/Academic Year 2020
授業科目名/Course Title (Japanese) Culture and Society(英語講義)
英文科目名/Course Title (English) Culture and Society(in English)
学期/Semester 前期 単位/Credits 2
教員名/Instructor (Japanese) GROFF,David K.
英文氏名/Instructor (English) GROFF, David Kimball

講義概要/Course description
This course will investigate the interactions between culture and society, primarily using the example of the martial culture of the samurai class in Japan, which ruled the country for almost 700 years. Although the shogunate and the samurai are no more, their culture continues to exert an influence on Japanese society, and we will look at the effects that this culture has on the society today.  We will discuss the various elements of culture and society, and see how these elements interact in the particular example of samurai culture and contemporary Japan, with some reference made to parallels in other cultures and societies around the world.  A considerable amount of time will be given to pair and group discussion of the information and ideas in the readings, presentations, and other media used in the course.  
達成目標/Course objectives
To provide students with a basic structure for understanding cultures and societies, 
to give students specific understanding of the particular examples of the culture of Japan’s historical warrior classes and its influence on the society as a whole, and
to allow students to see how that culture continues to affect the contemporary society of Japan, and by extension, how historical cultures can have longstanding influences on a society even after the culture itself has basically disappeared.  
授業計画/Lecture plan
1
授業計画/Class Introduction to the course, opening discussion, and defining terms: What is a ‘culture’? What is a ‘society’? We will clarify the subjects of the class and preview the goals and structure of the course. 
事前学習/Preparation The syllabus should be read before the first class meeting, and the main text for the course should be purchased as soon as possible.
事後学習/Reviewing Go over the syllabus and review the topics and schedule (particularly of the readings).
2
授業計画/Class Frameworks for cultural analysis. In this class, we will look at a number of different ways social scientists view cultures and analyze their characteristics and tendencies. 
事前学習/Preparation Read the assigned text and come prepared to ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
3
授業計画/Class The ethics of the samurai and the derivations of their martial culture. In this session we will go over one of the primary influences of the samurai culture on Japanese society: their ethical stances. 
事前学習/Preparation By this class, you should have read "Foreword",  Chapter 1: "Bushido as an Ethical System", and Chapter 2: "Sources of Bushido" in Bushido, and come to class prepared to ask questions about and discuss these readings. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
4
授業計画/Class Justice, retribution, and reconciliation. We will discuss the possible influences of samurai culture on Japanese society through beliefs about justice.         
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter III: "Rectitude or Justice" and Chapter IV: "Courage" in Bushido, and come prepared to discuss them and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
5
授業計画/Class Social welfare. In this session, we will discuss the function of caring for others in society, and how the martial culture may have influenced contemporary ideas about the treatment of the weaker or less fortunate. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter V: "Benevolence" in Bushido, and come prepared to discuss it and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
6
授業計画/Class The function of social etiquettes and courtesy forms. Today we will look at the societal role of politeness forms and etiquette behaviors, and the samurai influence on those forms in Japanese society. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter VI: "Politeness" and Chapter IV: "Veracity and Sincerity" in Bushido, and come prepared to discuss them and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
7
授業計画/Class Mid-term exam. Today's exam will cover the topics from the first 7 sessions of the class. 
事前学習/Preparation Review the readings and your class notes from the first half of the semester to prepare for the exam. 
事後学習/Reviewing Take a little break to prepare for the second half of the course. 
8
授業計画/Class The Idea of Honor and its function in society as a means of social control. Concepts of "face", honor, and reputation will be discussed in relation to society as a whole in today's session. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter VIII: "Honour" and Chapter IX: "The Duty of Loyalty" in Bushido; review them and come prepared to discuss them and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
9
授業計画/Class The nature of education in Japanese society. Education has a large influence on how a society functions; today we will look at the role(s) of education in Japanese society, and also look at its role in samurai culture for clues to influences there. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter X: "Education and Training of a Samurai" in Bushido; review it and come prepared to discuss it and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
10
授業計画/Class Culture, the individual, and society, part I: Today's class will focus specifically on the role(s) and responsibilities of the individual as part of society; we will look at ideas fundamental to Japanese society and their connections to ideas about the individual in samurai culture. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter XI: "Self-Control" in Bushido; review it and come prepared to discuss it and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
11
授業計画/Class Culture, the individual, and society, part II: suicide and other societal problems. Today we will continue looking at the the position of the individual in relation to society. Suicide is a central concept in samurai culture; we will consider how this element may be influencing Japanese society today, as well as other individual-society conflict issues. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter XII: "The Institutions of Suicide and Redress" and Chapter XIII: "The Sword, the Soul of the Samurai" in Bushido; review them and come prepared to discuss them and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
12
授業計画/Class Gender, culture, and society. In this class, we will discuss the function of gender in culture and society, considering particularly attitudes toward women in samurai culture and contemporary Japanese society. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter XIV: "The Training and Position of Woman" in Bushido; review it and come prepared to discuss it and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 
13
授業計画/Class The future of Japanese society: does bushidō still "exist", and / or will it? Wrapping up our discussions of the topic, today we will consider the question of whether the martial culture from Japanese history can be said to still be truly present, and whether it might in the future. 
事前学習/Preparation Before this class, you should have read Chapter XV: "The Influence of Bushido", Chapter XVI: "Is Bushido Still Alive?", and Chapter XVII: "The Future of Bushido" in Bushido; review them and come prepared to discuss them and ask questions about points that are unclear to you. 
事後学習/Reviewing Review the reading and your class notes to consolidate your understanding of the topics of today's class. 

Review all of the readings from the course and your class notes, particularly from the second half of the semester, in preparation for the final exam. 
14
授業計画/Class Final Exam
事前学習/Preparation Review all materials from the second half of the semester for the final exam. 
事後学習/Reviewing Prepare for the presentation of your course research project. 
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授業計画/Class Presentation of individual research. In this final class, students will present the results of their individual research to a group of classmates and discuss their ideas with them. 
事前学習/Preparation Prepare a presentation of your research to present to a group of your classmates, including some questions for discussion.
事後学習/Reviewing Summarize and respond to the research of the other students in your group. 
授業方法/Method of instruction
Through lectures and presentations, readings and other media, pair and group discussion, and individual research and presentations, students will investigate the fundamental concepts and characteristics of the interplay between culture and society, using samurai culture and Japanese society as a focal example. 
成績評価方法/Evaluation
1 平常点 In-class Points 25% Class participation: completion of reading questions and discussion. 
2 レポート Report 25% Research paper
3 試験 Exam 25% Mid-term and Final exam
4 その他 Others 25% Various short assignments and quizzes. 
教科書/Textbooks
 著者名
Author
タイトル
Title
出版社
Publisher
出版年
Published year
ISBNコメント
Comments
1 Nitobe, Inazo. Bushido (対訳) Kodansha 1998 4-7700-2402-9 Other editions of this text are acceptable, but this is the one page numbers cited in class will refer to.
メッセージ/Message
I encourage you to preview / skim ahead in the readings for the course to find topics which are of particular interest to you, and which you might want to pursue further in your research paper. Also, I suggest you read ahead as much as possible, as some of the classes require more reading than others, and you may find the reading load between certain classes to be very heavy. 

This course will use CoursePower exclusively for distribution and collection of class materials and information, so be sure you have access and check it regularly. Class sessions will be held at the regularly scheduled times via Webex.
その他/Others
The textbook for this class is bilingual in English and Japanese: this is for the benefit of English speakers who would also like to work on their Japanese reading ability, and as support for Japanese speakers who may want a little help understanding the readings in English. However, as noted in the course title, this class will be held in English. For this reason, it will be essential for you to do the preparatory readings before in class, and to read them in English. 

The exact schedule of the course is subject to changes during the term, in order to accommodate the inclusion or extended discussion of topics of particular interest and value to the students.
キーワード/Keywords
Japanese culture         Japanese society     bushido